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Offshore investment vehicles await passport arrival

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... and from Australia as early as June, Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer says. The long-awaited Asia Region Funds Passport is in its final stages of implementation and on track for commencement in the first half of this year, O'Dwyer ...

AIA appoints regional head of IFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
AIA Australia will drive growth in the Asia region with the appointment of a new head of IFA distribution. Sam Tremethick, who first joined the life insurer in 2012 as national manager of strategic partnerships before accepting the role of IFA head ...

Government opens doors to offshore investment vehicles

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
The Federal Government is seeking public consultation on the long-awaited legislation for the Asia Region Funds Passport and Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) regime. The exposure draft legislation for the Asia Region Funds Passport explains ...

Warne flags executive reshuffle at Macquarie AGM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
Macquarie chair Peter Warne highlighted several leadership changes, following on from the merger of two capital markets-facing businesses late last year, at the group's annual general meeting. The head of Macquarie's credit markets division, Michael ...

Government shows commitment to funds management

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... Australian fund managers looking to sell their skills and expertise overseas, and are particularly timely with the Asia Region Funds Passport coming online from 1 January 2018. "The government has acted to ensure the effectiveness of Australia's Investment ...

Senior hires at Northern Trust

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
On the back of announcing Sally Surgeon will head its Sydney operations, Northern Trust is growing its local presence and product offering with an additional three senior hires. Northern Trust hired Simon McDonough as a senior equity program trader ...

Korea scopes out Aussie asset management market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... reviewing the state of Australia's asset management market and assessing the potential for future business ahead of the Asia Region Funds Passport scheme commencing at the end of 2017. As a partner of the Financial Services Council, the Korean delegation ...

The race is on for offshore investments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... legislation, and there are still major simplifications to be made to the current withholding tax regime. Because the Asia region funds passport is "coming in at the end of the year," she added, "it's becoming a race against time. But I'm optimistic. ...

Japan still leading APAC offshore investors

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... services products and expertise overseas. "While new internationally recognised collective investment vehicles, the Asia Region Funds Passport and a recently released paper proposing the removal of non-resident withholding taxes are a step in the right ...

New investment vehicles need work: industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... Government's commitment to introduce new internationally recognised collective investment vehicles and the incoming Asia Region Funds Passport, reform of our complex withholding tax regime is part of a package of measures which will send a clear message ...